Kundalini Yoga for Circulation and Cleansing

A practical guide to Kundalini Yoga for the average person.
David Cushing Fuess, the instructor on this DVD, is an acupuncturist who has been practicing yoga since 1966, and has taught Kundalini Yoga since 1975. His goal here is to make yoga easy and accessible to the average human being. He teaches in a non-denominational way, and does not use Sanskrit (or Gurmukhi) terminology. In the introductory section, he notes that yoga is an interior journey, talks about the history of yoga and his own practice (he studied with Yogi Bhajan and Baba Hari Das), and provides health precautions.The DVD was filmed in an indoor studio, and takes a modular approach. 32 exercises are grouped together by their health effects. There are about four exercises in most of the modules. He recommends doing a few of the modules at a time and building up gradually over time. The modules are:1) Powerful Breathing2) Warm Up Hips3) Abdominals4) Breath of Fire5) Balance 16) Standing Poses7) Balance 28) Spine Flexibility9) CompletionThe completion section includes a final relaxation in corpse pose. He also adds an interesting bonus section on anatomy, where he lectures before a skeleton and points out how yogic exercises effect the muscles and bones. The instructor’s demeanor is encouraging and humorous throughout. He is an older person, is not a perfectionist, encourages the viewer not to be one either, and to make things fun! He is also very knowledgeable about health, and adds a lot of interesting commentary during the exercises. A few of the exercises were somewhat challenging (shoulder stand, leg lifts, etc.) but not out of reach. I would rank this as a bit more difficult than the Nirvair Singh Khalsa DVDs that I’ve reviewed previously, and should be a good next step. A worthwhile purchase.

Ringing the Bells of BLISS!
I love all things yoga, especially kundalini yoga. Practicing kundalini yoga has helped me make major shifts in my life, body, mind and soul. When I got my hands on “Kundalini Yoga Flow Boot Camp”, I was excited. As soon as I began the the first yoga flow set, I knew I was going to be in heaven for the next hour or so, namely because of the combination of “vinyasa”-type yoga and kundalini.The first yoga flow set really helped me get anchored into my body and align with my breath, so by the time I got to the second yoga flow set, I was ready to expand and soften. And expand I did! I felt like this set expanded me in the most stagnant area of my body: my hips. Ana incorporates Pigeon Pose in this set, which is my all-time favorite pose. (*note for beginners: please don’t try full pigeon pose unless you’ve had experience, because this one could get a little dicey if you have not built up enough flexiblility.)Since I also have chronic tightness in my shoulders from my awesome desk job, “Ringing the Bells of Heaven” was the perfect antedote to unlock my knotty shoulders! At one point, I actually felt my sternum pop and felt my solar plexus expand, which actually made me start laughing…and because of the legnth of time you are consistently doing these challenging upper body exercises, the laughter couldn’t have come at a better time. It was awesome!I was amazed at how powerful I felt while completeing the Siam Kriya…but this is definitely not easy! The beautiful meditations they ended with were just really the perfect ending to what is, in my humble opinion, the perfect full-body/mind workout.This DVD gets a perfect rating from me and I highly recommend this to anyone who wants to expand and strengthen on ALL levels!Sat nam!

Ich war sehr skeptisch ob ich mich für diese DVD entscheiden sollte. Ich bin absoluter Yoganeuling. Habe Kundalini bei einem Festival kennengelernt und suchte etwas um zu Hause weiterzumachen. Leider sind noch keine Bewertungen vorhanden gewesen. Und englisch kann ich auch nur wenig. Ich hab mich dann entschieden es zu wagen, weil ich die Musik von Snatam Kaur so sehr liebe. Und es hat sich gelohnt die 20€ zu investieren. Trotz mangelndem englisch, verstehe ich alles was wichtig ist. Der Aufbau ist wunderschön. Es sind wenige Übungen aber diese haben es echt in sich. Ich bin absolut begeistert und freue mich immer sehr darauf mit dieser Dvd zu üben. Für mich die perfekte Balance zwischen Anstrengung und Entspannung. Ich liebe es. Und die beiden anderen Dvd’s die noch erhältlich sind, werden demnächst ganz sicher auch in mein Einkaufskörbchen wandern. Ich freu mich drauf.

I used to alternate between cardio 1 day and yoga the next. Now I don’t have to. I’m addicted to all Ravi and Ana’s workouts. I also have Fat Free Yoga, Yoga Beauty Body, Dance the Chakras and Yoga Bliss Hips and the challenging Navel Power.There is lots of material on this, most of it very challenging. The core and stretching had my abs aching the next day. First time through I couldn’t even finish the Upper Body Tone. I was dubious at first because of the many changes made compared to the older DVDs I have (e.g. background, livelier camera work, tuning in to a backing track) but I’m dripping with sweat by the end and feeling yoga-calm so I can definitely see past them. The only thing I would have liked is more information about how each move is beneficial.